survival                package:boot                R Documentation

_S_u_r_v_i_v_a_l _o_f _R_a_t_s _a_f_t_e_r _R_a_d_i_a_t_i_o_n _D_o_s_e_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     The 'survival' data frame has 14 rows and 2 columns.

     The data measured the survival percentages of batches of rats who
     were given  varying doses of radiation.  At each of 6 doses there
     were two or three replications of the experiment.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(survival)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     This data frame contains the following columns:

     '_d_o_s_e' The dose of radiation administered (rads).

     '_s_u_r_v' The survival rate of the batches expressed as a percentage.

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     The data were obtained from

     Efron, B. (1988) Computer-intensive methods in statistical
     regression. _SIAM Review_, *30*, 421-449.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Davison, A.C. and Hinkley, D.V. (1997)  _Bootstrap Methods and
     Their Application_. Cambridge University Press.

